Vanity and smoking case



F213. 23, 1932. w SCHNEU? ET AL 1,846,529

VANITY AND SMOKING CASE FiledAug. 19, 1929 I INVENTOR E Will/007 Jab/7e Patented F eb. 23, 1932 bWILLIAM scnNELL A JOHN R. EHRBAR,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS TO TERFTSTEDT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN VANITY AND SMOKING CASE Application filed August 19, 1929. Serial No. 386,834.

This invention relates to a vanity and smoking case.

More particularly this invention relates to that type of vanity case which has an outer casing which forms a well for containing an ash tray and a compartment for a note book and mirror. Heretofore in this type of vanity and smoking case it has been customary to form the front panel frame and the bottom plate out of different pieces of metal. Hence, the joint between the front frame and the bottom plate of necessity had to be relatively square. It is one'of the objects of this invention to do away with the square corner between the front frame and the bottom plate, and this has been accomplished by making the front panel frame member and the bottom plate integral. Because of the integral form of the front panel frame and the bottom plate, the junction of the front panel frame and the bottom plate can be rounded off to any desirable degree; that is, the height of the front panel frame can be decreased and the bottom plate rounded upwardly without the necessity of disclosing a crude joint between the front frame memher and the bottom plate.

A further object of the invention is to produce a built-up spacer frame having a resilient wall for the inside of the casing which cooperates with the casing to provide a well for the ash tray in which the ash tray will not rattle and which also contains a well for the reception of a note book and mirror.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of and vanity case.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the case.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the built-up spacer member.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the built-up spacer member.

Fig. 6 is a detailed top plan view of the integral bottom plate and front panel frame member.

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the integral front panel frame and bottom plate.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the back plate.

the smoking Fig. 9 is a detail of the cloth retaining insert.

Fig. 10 is a section of Fig. 9.

By referring to the drawings which show a specific form of the invention, it will be seen that the outer casing consists of three parts, namely, the unitary front panel frame 1 and bottom the back top plate 3, and the panel frame 1 are provided with suitable lugs such as shown at 5 which are arranged to project through the along the line 1010 openings 6 in the back plate l'whereupon they are bent over to securely unite the three members together to form the outer casing. As shown in Fig. 2 the front panel frame 1 is provided with a flange 7 along the upper edge plate 2, the top plate 3, and plate 4. The bottom plate 2, the

which is arranged to over-lap the front edge "of the top plate 3.

The top plate 3 is provided with a suitable opening for the reception of the ash tray 8, and a suitable opening 9 for the reception of a note book and mirror (not shown).

As is nicely shown in Fig. 1 the front panel frame 1 has suitable openings 10 therein which are arranged to be closed by a suitable filler member such as the cloth trimming used to upholster the wall upon which the vanity case is secured. This panel cloth 11 is held securely against the inside of the panel frame 1 by the insert plate 12 which conforms to the contour of the panelframe 1.

As shown inFig. 8 the rear plate is provided with suitable eyes 13 which are arranged to receive the head of a screw or nail for securing the said case to its support.

7 After the ash tray 8 has been inserted through the opening in the top plate 8 provided therefor, it is essential to maintain the ash tray in place and to prevent 'itfrom rattling. To this 'end a built-up frame work arranged to be inserted within the casing has been devised, and consists of therear plate 20, the U-shaped plate 21 and the spring retainer plate 22. The plate 21 may be spotwelded or otherwise suitably secured to the back plate 20, as at 23, and the spring retaining plate 22 may be spot-welded or otherwise suitably securedto the plate 21, as at 24.

Owing to the U-shaped formation of the plate 21, a pocket 25 is formed between the back plate 20 and the spacer plate 21. The pocket 25 is adapted to receive a note book and mirror. The spacer plate 21 has struck therein the lugs 26 which serve as suitable supports for a note book and mirror.

In the assembly of the case, the cloth filler 11 is placed flush against the panel frame 1 to cover the openings 10 and is held in. this position by the insert 12 as is nicely shown in Fig. 3. The built-up spacer frame 20 is then inserted behind the insert 12 whereupon the top plate may be placed in position with the flange 7 overlapping the top plate 3 and then the back plate 4 may be put'in position and the lugs 5 turned over. After the case has been assembled in this simple manner the ash tray 8 may be inserted in the opening provided therefor in the top plate 3, and as shown in 3, the ash tray 8 will engage the resilient or spring retainer plate 22 which resiliently holds the ash tray 8 in position and prevents it from rattling. At the same time the pocket 25 between the plates 20 and 21 coincides with the opening 9 in the top plate 3 and provides a suitable compartment for the reception of a note book and mirror which will rest upon the lugs 26.

What we claim is:

1. A smoking case or the like having front and rear walls and a top, said top having an opening therein spaced from its periphery, a container for the said opening arranged to project into the said case, and a resilient wall cooperating with the front wall of the case to form a well for yieldably holding the said container.

2. A smoking case or the like including a front wall and a top having an. opening therein spaced from its periphery, acontainer for the said opening arranged to depend within the case, and resilient means spaced from, and cooperating with, the said front wall to form a well for the reception of the depending container to yieldably hold the same in place.

3. In a sheet metal smoking case or the like including front and rear walls and an apertured top, a container arranged to depend from the top in said aperture, a built-up frame work secured to the rear wall including a plate of spring material arranged to cooperate with the front wall to form a well to yieldably hold the said container within the said case to prevent rattling.

l. A sheet metal smoking case or the like comprising in combination a front wall and a top having an opening therein, a container for the said opening arranged to depend within the said case, and a built-up frame work including a rear wall, a U-shaped plate secured to the rear plate, and a resilient plate secured to the U-shaped plate in spaced relation with the front wall of the case to form a well for the reception of the container whereby the container is yieldably held within the said case.

5. In a smoking case or the like having a front Wall and a top with a plurality of openings therein, a built-up frame work including a U-shaped plate secured to the rear wall of the casing and cooperating with one of the openings in the said top to form a well for the reception of a note book or the like, and a resilient plate secured to the U-shaped plate in spaced relation to the front wall of the case, the said resilient plate cooperating with the front walland another opening in the top to form a well for the reception of a container.

In testimony whereof they aflix their signatures.

WILLIAM SCHNELL. JOHN R. EHRBAR. 

